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2015 Dr McKenna Cup

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2015 Dr McKenna Cup
Tournament details
ProvinceUlster
Year2015
TrophyDr. McKenna Cup
SponsorBank of Ireland
Teams12
Winners
ChampionsTyrone (13th win)
ManagerMickey Harte
CaptainSeán Cavanagh
Runners-up
Runners-upCavan
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The 2015 Dr McKenna Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup, was an inter-county and colleges hurling competition in the province of Ulster. As well as the nine county teams, three colleges' teams competed: St Mary's University College, Belfast, Queen's University Belfast and Ulster University.[1][2] The final was broadcast live on BBC Sport NI.

Format

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The teams are drawn into three groups of four teams. Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The three group winners, and the best runner-up progress to the semi-finals.

Results

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Final

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Tyrone1-13 – 0-10Cavan
Kyle Coney 0-5 (2f); Niall Morgan (3f), Paddy McNeice 0-3 each; Plunkett Kane 1-0; Sean Cavanagh, Niall McKenna, Mark Donnelly, Ciaran McGinley 0-1 each Report Martin Dunne 0-4 (2f); Eugene Keating, Cian Mackey 0-3 each; David Givney 0-1
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)

References

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  1. ^ "Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup 2015". ulster.gaa.ie. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014.
  2. ^ "GAA | Latest Gaelic Games News, Results & Fixtures | RTÉ Sport". RTE.ie.